Bus driver dies on the spot in another accident

A Mutsvanzva Bus driver died on the spot today, while seven other passengers were injured when the bus he was driving overturned a few metres after Pimbi River Bridge along the Harare-Masvingo Road, almost 100 kilometres from the capital.

The bus, which was heading towards Harare, had 42 passengers, the majority of whom escaped unhurt.

Acting National Traffic police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Luckmore Chakanza said the driver, whose name he withheld, lost control of the bus a few metres after passing the bridge and it veered off the road to the left side, overturned and landed on its right side.

Pimbi River has been dubbed a black spot after a series of accidents that claimed several lives in recent years.

In 2009, 37 people were killed, while 29 others were injured when a Mhunga bus they were travelling in was involved in an accident with a lorry as the driver tried to avoid a haulage truck that had stopped in the middle of the road just after the bridge.

All the victims - 15 men, 15 women and seven children - died on the spot, while the injured were taken to hospitals in Harare.